OK Folks
X4 ACH'ers 'ran the gauntlet' with the reliability check last Saturday/Sunday.
The route is as sturdy and stunning as ever; the test-pilots on the other hand, froze their bearings off.
Back at Castle ACH we heard horror stories of patchy ice and frozen kebabs.
Rest assured nothing has changed but please be reminded that if this Beast from the East lasts until the calendar ride then BLOODY WATCH OUT FOR THOSE RARE PATCHES OF BLACK ICE THAT LOOM PRETTY QUICK. As they discovered, knowing the route is NOT ENOUGH to get one through the unsuspected.
E.G. 119.4 soon R so Soundley (easily missed)
Could read: Winter Olympics
Honestly folks, this notoriously steep section seemed as normal until the the glassy black death ice bomb alley that ensued...
"That's it, let's role... Hey, let's be careful out there!"